Supreme Court should not let climate lawfare set US energy policy

Let’s hope the Supreme Court agrees that Boulder’s lawsuit is an excellent opportunity to terminate frivolous climate lawfare, expand on the guidance it provided in these two previous cases – and end attempts by climate activists to impose destructive national policies through local and state courts.

Supreme Court should not let climate lawfare set US energy policy

FERC Must Seize the Supreme Court’s Energy Opportunity

The Court has provided the legal framework. FERC must provide the will to use it.

FERC Must Seize the Supreme Court’s Energy Opportunity

Judge Crushes Charleston Climate Case

EID covers the legal thrashing visited upon Charleston plaintiffs seeking a judgment punishing Big Oil for their role in climate misfortunes. The article is Judge Shuts Down Charleston Climate Case, Warns of “Boundless” Liability.  Excerpts in italics with my bolds and added images. A South Carolina judge has dismissed Charleston’s climate lawsuit, delivering a decisive setback […]

Judge Crushes Charleston Climate Case

Again, There is No Right to a Stable Climate

Announced this week was this from Inside Climate News: Trump Executive Orders Violate Young People’s Rights to a Stable Climate, a Lawsuit Alleges.  Excerpts in italics with my bolds. Twenty-two young people from across the country sued the Trump administration over the executive orders, which prioritize the expansion of fossil fuels. The complaint, filed Thursday […]

Again, There is No Right to a Stable Climate

Liability for Climate Change: An Inequitable Economic Disaster

What is already clear are the serious and senseless economic consequences that will follow if states are allowed to punish fossil fuel companies for their lawful past production. 

Liability for Climate Change: An Inequitable Economic Disaster

Trump Administration Targets State Climate Laws

The Constitution explicitly states that neither the Congress nor any state may pass an “ex post facto Law,” which imposes criminal liability for past actions that weren’t restricted at the time. The Maryland, New York, and Vermont acts all propose to tax companies retroactively for legally producing fossil fuels.

Trump Administration Targets State Climate Laws

Trump Admin Sues to Block Blue States From Taking Fossil Fuel Companies To Court Over Climate Change

The Trump administration filed lawsuits Wednesday against Michigan and Hawaii in an attempt to block the states from seeking damages in court against fossil fuel companies for alleged environmental harm.

Trump Admin Sues to Block Blue States From Taking Fossil Fuel Companies To Court Over Climate Change

US Supreme Court Rejects Long Running Youth Climate Lawsuit

Bye bye Juliana v. United States.

US Supreme Court Rejects Long Running Youth Climate Lawsuit

Five More Climate Lawsuits Shot Down

Legal Newsline reports the string of climate lawfare defeats in their article Fifth judge agrees with Big Oil, dismisses another climate change case.  Excerpts in italics with my bolds and added images. TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – A New Jersey state court judge refuses to be the one who sets international energy standards and has […]

Five More Climate Lawsuits Shot Down

The Climate Case of the Century

All in all, the ruling of the Hague Court of Appeal is an important first step towards restoring rationality and balance in judicial decision-making in climate cases.  The rejection of the case against Shell will have ripple effects on many other climate cases throughout the world, and should cause the EU to rethink the obligation for companies to implement a climate transition plan consistent with 1.5C.

The Climate Case of the Century

Shell wins appeal in landmark Dutch emissions case

The ruling was handed down as the COP29 climate summit is staged in Azerbaijan, says Sky News. The absurd lawfare campaigns by climate alarm supporters, who like everyone else rely on oil and related products every day for fuel, heating and much more, won’t end here though. – – – Shell has won its appeal […]

Shell wins appeal in landmark Dutch emissions case

Climate Litigation: The Dutch Case and a Pattern of Vexatious Lawsuits

Climate lawsuits like the Dutch case reveal the folly of allowing ideologues to dictate policy through legal harassment. If left unchecked, this trend will do far more harm than good—eroding institutions, stifling progress, and undermining trust in the very systems that activists claim to protect.

Climate Litigation: The Dutch Case and a Pattern of Vexatious Lawsuits

Here’s How One Biden-Appointed Judge’s Ruling Could Bring Drilling in Gulf of Mexico to A Halt

Notably, oil produced in the Gulf of Mexico is less carbon-intensive than oil produced elsewhere; one May 2023 analysis commissioned by the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) found that oil extracted offshore in the Gulf of Mexico is 46% less carbon-intensive than the global average excluding the U.S. and Canada.

Here’s How One Biden-Appointed Judge’s Ruling Could Bring Drilling in Gulf of Mexico to A Halt

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Can Cities Sue Oil Companies for Climate Change? [POLICYbrief]

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